Search committee

The search committee for the 10th Bluffton University president includes representation
from trustees, faculty, staff, student, alumni, select church conferences, the Bluffton
community and Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). Cheryl Hacker ’81, vice chair of the
Board of Trustees, from Columbus, Ohio, will chair of the committee.

Presidential search committee members

Trustee members:

Larry Milan ’73, trustee and chair of the student life committee, is the senior vice
president and chief human resources officer for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
in Hartford, Conn. Milan is from Bloomfield, Conn.

Ernie Thomas ’76, trustee and chair of the fiscal affairs committee, has worked in
corporate management and finance. Most recently, he was senior vice president and
chief financial officer at CF Industries Holdings and RPM International. Thomas is
from Richfield, Ohio.

Greg Wannemacher ’77, trustee and chair of the enrollment management committee, is
chairman of Wannemacher Total Logistics, a packaging, warehousing and distribution
business. Wannemacher is from Lima, Ohio.

Faculty and staff members:

Dr. Perry Bush, professor of history, is from Bluffton, Ohio.

James Grandey, head baseball coach and associate athletic director for development,
is from Bluffton, Ohio.

Dr. Gayle Trollinger, chair of the education department and professor of education,
is from Findlay, Ohio.

Student representative:

Katey Ebaugh ’18, current student and former student senate president, is from Lancaster,
Pa.

Alumni representative:

Luke Shipp ’04, President of the Bluffton University Alumni Association, is vice president
of commercial lines, First Insurance Group. He is from Haskins, Ohio.

Dr. Kerry Strayer ’84, Central District Conference, trustee and chair of the academic
affairs committee, is an associate professor in the department of communication at
Otterbein University. Strayer is from Columbus, Ohio.

Arnita Yoder ’84, Ohio Conference, is a math teacher at Delphos City Schools. She
is from Delphos, Ohio.

Mennonite Education Agency appointment:

Dr. Tom Stuckey, member of the Mennonite Education Agency board, is president of Northwest
State Community College in Archbold, Ohio. Stuckey is from West Unity, Ohio.